All Strategy news – Page 191
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EasyJet set to branch into package holiday business
UK budget operator EasyJet is aiming to launch a new holidays business over the next month, which it forecasts will break even during its first year.
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ST Engineering divests Australian pilot school to Rex
ST Engineering has divested its Australian pilot school Aviation Training Academy Australia (ATAA) to operator Regional Express (Rex) in a deal valued at S$9.3 million ($6.83 million).
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Airline Business on UK, Delta, Brazil, China, Emirates
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss another round of winter failures in the European market – including Thomas Cook’s collapse.
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'Still long way to go' in Etihad transformation – chief
The restructuring of Etihad Airways remains a work in progress, but the Abut Dhabi aviation group’s chief executive Tony Douglas is confident that efforts will eventually deliver a “very strong” business.
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Gallery of the best images from the 2019 Dubai airshow
All the best images from the 2019 Dubai Airshow, captured from on the ground in the United Arab Emirates. Catch up on all the latest news, in-depth analysis and opinion from the show here.
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South African cancels flights due to strike
Strike disruption has forced South African Airlines to cancel all of its domestic and regional flights scheduled for Sunday 17 and Monday 18th November, although it will operate all of its scheduled international flights departing from Johannesburg’s Tambo airport on 17 November.
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AirAsia X narrows third-quarter loss despite lower revenue
AirAsia X’s third-quarter operating loss fell 92.7% to MYR14.8 million ($3.56 million), as cost saving measures offset the impact of lower revenues.
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Azul and Alitalia announce codeshare agreement
Brazil’s low-cost airline Azul and Italian flag carrier Alitalia have announced a codeshare agreement which will allow smoother connections for customers of both airlines, due to go into effect on 2 December.
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Copa expedites E190 retirements as it eagerly awaits Max return
Copa Airlines will be phasing out its Embraer E190 aircraft and moving to a Boeing-only fleet faster than originally expected, while eagerly awaiting the Boeing 737 Max’s return to service, the Panama-based carrier tells analysts in the airline’s quarterly earnings call.
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Wizz not interested in buying businesses: chief
Wizz Air is not interested in expanding through acquisition of other businesses, the Central European budget carrier’s chief has declared.
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Airline Business
K-pop safety video signals change at Korean Air
Korean Air is showing off some new K-pop moves in its new safety video and wants its customers to sit up and pay attention.
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Cathay Pacific defers Airbus deliveries amid capacity cuts
Cathay Pacific is delaying the delivery of four Airbus A320neo family aircraft originally set to join its subsidiaries HK Express and Cathay Dragon next year as it struggles with weakening demand amid continued unrest in the territory.
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Qantas to test London-Sydney non-stop
Qantas will operate its second of three ultra-long-haul test flights under Project Sunrise, this time from London to Sydney, a month after it completed its first research flight from New York to Sydney.
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Airline Business
Smaller Indonesian carriers grow as majors shrink
Major carriers Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air have been cutting capacity in the Indonesian market since late 2018, but smaller operators have ramped up to fill the gap.
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Airline Business
How SpiceJet will help Ras Al Khaimah rebuild
Ras Al Khaimah Airport is celebrating Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet’s decision to make it a hub and is confident it has “overcome the challenges” of losing home carrier RAK Airways, which collapsed in early 2014.
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Hawaiian-JAL JV expands scope to include Russia and India
Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Air Lines have expanded the geographic scope of their proposed joint venture to include numerous additional connections across Asia and the Pacific beyond direct Japan-Hawaii flights, as well as current and future service to India and Russia, in an attempt to show additional public benefits of ...
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Wizz chief derides airline rivals' zero-carbon pledges
Wizz Air chief Jozsef Varadi has scorned the pledges of airlines which are committing to becoming carbon-neutral in several decades’ time.
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LATAM swings to $86m profit after slashing international capacity
Capacity cuts to international markets and improved performance in Brazil helped push LATAM Airlines Group’s profit up 50% year-over-year in the third quarter to $86.3 million.
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Viva Air Peru appoints former Vueling executive as new chief
Colombian low-cost airline Viva Air has selected Stephen Rapp to head its Peruvian subsidiary.
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Wizz profit jumps on firmer margins
Budapest-based low-cost carrier Wizz Air has posted sharply higher first-half profits as it continues to cut unit cost and increase passenger numbers.